Honor

I see we still have much to learn; -for it is one thing to see, to know, to understand flashes of human emotion. this thing called empathy, a precious moment when for one moment we are connected in a single flash of shared emotion of understanding.

darling, I am glad you are venturing out of your make-shift armor of intelligent sounding garble to join the world of emotions, and relationships, and true human contact and sweetheart, I’ll tell you something - it’s complicated.

you’re a sweet boy. your intentions are good, they’re sweet, they’re innocent but there is this concept called honor. a duty to do what’s right. in the face of terrifying dragons - you save the princess in the face you ogres - you free the villagers if killing a King means becoming one - you pledge him your undying loyalty.

honor. -you uphold your word. your commitments. every single day, every single second, is a constant, constant struggle to to the right thing, in the face of any danger, in the face of any dragon, you do the right thing. always and without fail.

you’re a sweet boy. but you still have a long way to go before you’re an honorable man.

perhaps you still have much to learn. but you do not under any circumstances delay the truth delay the good-bye allow the continuation of an innocent adoration because you’re a scared little boy.

hell, I have a tendency to ramble and to lecture. if you don’t speak I won’t slap your sweet face, but forevermore you will be just a little bit lower in my esteem (though not my affection) and forevermore you will be just a little bit lower in your esteem for there is a reason we continue to adore knights-in-shining-armor they have a sense of honor.

I wish you could see the wondrous glory of a truly honorable man the light is blinding.

so I don’t care.

I don’t care about your excuses. I don’t care about your feelings. you do what’s right.

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